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GORKING AND FILLING MACHINE. Y No. 312,448, Patented Fab. '17. 1885.

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CORKING AND FILLING MACHINE. NOQ 812,448. Patented Peb. 17,1885.

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GGRKING AND FILLING MACHINE.

Patented Feb. 17, 1885.

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PATENT @Erica OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORKING AND FILLING MACHINE.

SFECIIIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. {312,44}8, dated February 17, 1885.

Application filed Apri 21, 1884. (No model.)

in BottlingM-achincs; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates more especiallyto that class of machines which are adapted to the bottling of mineral waters or other liquids under' pressure, and has for its object to facilitate, by simple and effective automatic mechanism, as hereinafter fully described, a feed ot' sirup to the aerated liquid, a supply of corks to the filling-cylinder, the introduction and forcing` of the cork into the bottle when filled, and the delivery ot' the bottle .when filled and corlaed in position for ready removal. .l

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation in perspective of my improved bottling and corking machine; Fig. 2, a horizontal section throughthe same-between its horizontal operating-shaft and rotating table, Fig. 3, a diagram view illustrating the cam and connections for rotating the table, and the locking device for the same; Fig. et, a diagram illustrating the cam and the rack-andpinion movement for operating the corkingplunger. Fig. 5 illustrates the cam and its connections for operating the sirop-valve. Fig. 6 illustrates the cam and its connections for raising the bottles. Fig. 7 illustrates the cam and its connections for locking the bottle in its raised position; Fig. 8, an enlarged view of the cork-feeding jaws; Fig. 9, a detached view, partly in section, of the corkhopper and delivering devices for the same, and Fig. l0 the double cam and connections for operating the cork-feeding jaws.

A represents the filling-cylinder; B, the sirup cup or gage, supplied through a tube,B; C, the feed-tube supplying` the liquid under pressure from the reservoir to the Sirup-gage, from which it is led through the pipe C to the filling-cylinder, and D the escapevalve and tube connected with the fillingcylinder. These parts may be of the saine construction and be arranged and supported upon a frame,

E E, in like manner as in the bottling mathe top of the frame, under the filling-cylinder A, and is provided with four receptacles, G G G G, placed at equal distances apart, and which are secured in the table so as to project below it.

Vithin cach receptacle G a cylindrical case or cup, G', is fitted, (see Figs. l and 6,) so as to rest upon the bottom of the receptacle and project above the table, and within the case two or more springs, a. a, are secured, so as to clasp and center the bottle within the case. The case serves not only to hold the bottle, but as a guard in the event of the bursting of a bottle in filling. rlhe rotating table F is mounted upon the end of a vertical spindle, F', which is stepped in a crossheam ot' the frame EE. An intermittent rotation of the shaft is produced by means of a loose collar and disk, H, fitted upon the spindle F', (see Fig. 3,) to turn freely thereon, and which is made to reciprocate one-quarter of a revolution back and forth by means of an arm, H', (see Fig. 8,) pivoted thereto, and which projects frorn a frame, H2, embracing a. cam. H3, fitted upon a counter shaft, J4, mounted to revolve in the frame parallel with the drivingshaft ofthe machine, to which it is geared by a pinion, K, on the driving-shaft, gearing into a spur-wheel, K', on said counter-shaft, as shown in Fig. l. At each movement of the disk H the shaft F is made to rotate onequarter of a turn bythe engagement of a lug or finger, Hi, xed to the spindle F', and which, projecting radially therefrom, is engaged by one of four notches, c, cut on the under face of the disk. At each movement ofthe spindle F' and 'of the table F, mounted thereon. the bottle, clasped and centered with'- -in the case G in one of the receptacles G, is

brought immediately under the filling-cylinder A.

'hen the table is so turned as to bring the bottle in position for the foregoing movements, it is rigidly held in such position by means of a latch or bolt, R, (sce Fig. 3,) adapted to work loosely through the frame E of the machine, so that its inner end may engage a notch formed in the periphery of the revolving tableF, in which position it is held by IOO means of a spring, R', whose free end is slotted to embrace an annular groovein the outer end of the bolt. The bolt or latch Ris withdrawn from the table, so as to allow its partial rotation, by means of a curved lever, R2, pivoted to the frame E, so as to form a leverof the first class, with one end bearing against theinner side of the spring R' and its other end in position to be engaged and pressed upon by a pin, R3, projecting laterally from the cam H, which serves to rotate the table. The adjustment is so made as that the pin R3 will bear upon the lever R2, and by swinging the same upon its pivotal point will force outward the spring R' and withdraw the bolt R, so as to free the revolving table before the cam H3 begins to act upon the frame H2 and will hold the bolt in its withdrawn position until the notch in the edge of the revolving` table has moved out of register with said bolt R. During the rotary movement ofthe table F, by which one bottle is withdrawn and another brought into place beneath the filling-cylinder, the valve of the sirup cup or gage B is tripped, to allow a supply of sirup to enter the gage from the supply-tube B', by means of a tripping-lever, T, pivoted at one end to the frame E, so

that its opposite end may strike the valvestem. This lever T is actuated by a vertical rod, T', extending from the tripping-lever to the free end of a lever, T2, pivoted at its opposite end to the frame beneath, so as to eX- tend over a cam, J3, upon adisk fitted on the counter-shaft J4. The charge of sirup admitted into the gage B is prevented from flowing back into the liquid-supply pipe C by means of a check-valve therein, which is forced open by the pressure of the liquid admitted thereto when the valve in the supply-pipeis opened by an attendant. So soon as the bottle is brought by the rotation of the table F into place immediately under the filling-cylinder A, the neck of the bottle is forced up into the rubber-lined opening of the cylinder (which is adapted to encircle and form a close watertight joint with the neck) by means of aplunger. L, (see Fig. 6,) fitted under the table F in line with the filling-cylinder, in position to enter an opening in the bottom of the receptacle G, so as to bear against the case G' and force it and the bottle contained therein up toward the cylinder. The plunger is secured upon the end of a rod, L', to which is hinged the inner end of a lever, L2, pivoted centrally to an upright, E2, of the frame E, and which carries upon its outer end an adjustable weight, L. The lower end of the rod L' is also connected by the rod L6 to the outer end of a lever, L", whoseinnerendispivotedtoabracket dependent from the frame E, its outer end being prolonged beyond the end of the rod L', so as to be borne down upon and actuated by a cam, L, on the counter-shaft J4. The surface of' the cam L5 is so extended (see Fig. 6) and its position on the shaft so adjusted with reference to the lever L* as that the latter will be held down during the partial rota tion of the table F; but so soon as this movement ceases and a bottle has been brought thereby into register with the filling-cylinder A the end of' the lever L4 is released by the cam, and the weight L3 is left free to force up the plunger L, and with it the case G within the receptacle G, with sufficient power to carry the neck of the contained bottle up into the filling-cylinder. The supplycock in the filling-tube C is opened by hand by `a movement of the lever C', (see Fig. 1,) and is held open until the bottle is filled,and then closed again. While the bottle is thus being filled the movement of the plunger L is prevented, and it is automatically locked by means of a catch, M, (see Fig. 7,) adapted to engage the plunger, and which is thrown into contact therewith so soon as the plunger is elevated by means of a lever, M', actuated by a rod, M2, whose lower end is connected to a second lever, Mi, actuated by a Cam,M,on the counter-shaft Ji. At the proper interval predetermined as sufficient to allow the bottle to be tilled from the cylinder the continued rotation of the cam M* releases thelocking device, and the continued rotation of the cam L5 leaves the plunger L free to descend clear of the case holding the bottle, so that the following movement of the ratchet-disk H,actuating the spindle F', may operate to carry the lled bottle away from the cylinder and bring the next into line therewith.

A cork carrying device consisting of a pair of reciprocating jaws, N N, pivoted together and fitted to move back and forth upon a plate, N', (see Fig. 8,) and which are closed together as they move outwardly by springs N2 N2, inserted to bear outwardly against their inner ends` and are opened as they are drawn back by the engagement of said ends with inwardly-conv'erging ribs or flanges NJ N, is fitted under the end of a tube, Nt, leading upward to a hopper or receptacle for the corks, N5. When the jaws are drawn back upon the plate N' and opened, they are brought into register with the mouth or lower end of the tube N, (see Fig. 1,) so that a cork dropping through the tube will be discharged between the jaws, with its lower end resting upon the bottom of the case. W'hen the jaws are pushed outwardly, they will in their movement close upon the cork,and thus hold it, and with the cork in their embrace are carried into line immediately over the top of the lling-cylinder A. At this moment a plunger, l), upon the lower end of a bar, P', which is mounted to reciprocate vertically over the cylinder in suitable bearings upon a standard, E3, of the frame, is made to descend and push the cork out from between the jaws into an opening in the top of the cylinder, and, resting upon it, hold it there unt-il the bottle beneath is filled, the jaws being in the meantime drawn back, their springs allowing them to spread and separate from the plunger as they are drawn back. So soon as the bottle is filled a further downward movement is imparted to the plun- IPO gerP sufticient'to cause it to drive the cork through the fillingcylinder into the neck of the bottle before the latter is withdrawn from the cylinder. The plunger is thereupon withdrawn up into its first position. These movements of the plunger P are produced by means of a rack on the upper end ofthe plunger-bar P, engaged by a pinion, Pi, mounted in bearings in the standard It of the frame, said pinion being actuated by a second reeiprocating rack-bar, P, on the opposite side of the standard, (sec Fig. 4,) which is hinged at its lower end to the outer end of a pivoted lever, P'", iivoted at its inner end to the frame in position to extend out over the countershaft J4 at a right angle thereto and be engaged by a cam, P5, on said shaft. This cam P5 is so fashioned as that itwill in its rotation irst carry up the bar Pig at the appropriate moment far enough to cause the plunger P,

geared thereto, to move down to push the` cork into the cylinder; next hold the bar inV its elevated position for a given interval of time; then force it up quickly and powerfully, so as to cause the plunger P to force the eork into the bottle, and finally release the bar P3 entirely, so as to allowjit to drop toits full extent, and thereby elevate the plunger P to its first position. The drop or downward movement of the bar P is insured positively by means of a toe or wiper, P6, fitted on the side of the cam, and adapted to engage an arm, P", pivoted under tne lever P, parallel therewith and connected thereto by a link, P8, as fully illustrated in Fig. 4. The bar P is hinged in its length to facilitate its free movement. A fiictioirioller, 1', is fitted to the lever P, againstwhich the cam P5 is made to bear to facilitate its movement. The reciproeating movement ot the coili-claiiiping jaws N N upon theplate Niseiiected by means of a double cam, S", upon the shaft J4, (see Fig. 10,) which is made to operate, as hereinafter described, upon a lever, S', pivoled at one end to the frame E, and connected at its outer end by means of a coupling-rod, S2, with a bellcrank, S, (see Fig. 1,) whose outer end is coupled to a sliding bar, Si, to which thejaws N N are pivoted, as shown by the'dotted lines in Fig. S, so that the motion derived from the shaft J4 through the cams S4 is imparted to said jaws N. The rotary movement ofthe shaft J'L is made to oscillate the lever S by means of a ring, S5, included in the length of the lever, and adapted to encircle the cam upon the shaft J, so that the two projecting surfaces S4 S4 of said cam will in revolving pass the one on the one side and the other on the opposite side of said ring, to engage laterally-projecting inA clined iianges S S, formed one on each face of the ring, and the vibration ot' the end of the lever up and down will, by rocking the bellcrank S, produce t-he desired reciproeation of the arm S7, carrying the cork-clampingjaws. The corks are supplied to thejaws N N through a tube, Ni from a hopper orfreservoir, N5, attaehed'to the standard E of/the frame of the machine. The corks are placed loosely in this hopper, and they are brought one at a time in a vertical position over the upper end `of the tube N4 by means of a frame or disk, N, (see Fig. 9.) adapted to revolve in the lower part of the hopper, and which is pierced with a series of perforations, n, whose upper ends are conica-ily enlarged. These perforations are so located as that a rotation of the disk will bring each of them in succession over the tube N4. The conical cavities at the upper end of each opening will, in moving beneath the loose corks, each select one, and the cork will thus be carried within the recess until it reaches a vertical position over the mouth of th-e tube N4, when the cork will drop into said tube. rPhe rotation of the disk NG is produced by means of a swinging lever, a', (see Fig. 9,) pivoted at one end to the bottom of the hopper N, to swing back and forth under the same, and which, engaging downwardly -projecting teeth upon a ratchet-wheel, nl, fixed to the disk N6 by an axle or spindle extending through the bottom of the hopper, will rotate said disk N6. The notches in the ratchetwheel Mare placed at such intervals as that each movement will serve to bring one ofthe openings in the disk N6 over the delivery-tube N. The swinging movement of the lever n is derived from the movement of the reciprocating bar P, mounted to move vcrtieallyover the filling-cylinder in suitable bearings upon the standard E3 of the frame, as hereinbefore described. The movement of the bar P is communicated to the lever n by means of two pins, n3 n", projecting from the face of the bar in position to strike the long projecting arm of a bell-crank lever, n, pivoted to the frame E, and whose shorter arm is coupled by means of an interposed link, or", with the outer end of the arm n.

l. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its feeding-tubes and iilling-cylindei-,and with an intermittently-rotating table adapted to bring the bottles to be filled into position beneath said cylinder,of receptacles formed "i1 the table, cases fitted in said receptacles to move vertically therein and receive the bottles, springsclamps within each case to center the bottles therein, and a reciprocating plunger adapted to play through the bottom of the receptacle and force upward the bottle-caseand `bottle when the latter is in position beneath the filling-cylinder, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its master-shaft J", andwith a table mounted to rotate upon a vertical spindle under its filling` cylinder, ot' a cam upon the master-shaft, embraced by a forked lever so pivoted as to be oscillated by the rotation of the cani, a disk mounted to rotate loosely back and forth upon the spindle, a coupling-bar connecting the outer arm of the oscillating lever with the disk, to produce its reciproca- IOO IIC

tion, and a lug upon the spindle adapted to engage nol'ches on the loose disk, so that the reciprocating movement of the disk shall pro` duce an intermittent movement of the spindle, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. In a bottling-machine, the combination, wit-h its intermittently-rotating table F, and With the fra-me encircling said table, the spindle upon which the table is mounted, and the oscillating lever H, by which the spindle is actuated, of a lever, RZ, pivoted to a bracket on the frame in position to be tripped by the movement of the cam actuating the oscillating lever H1, and to engage andY thereby unlock a spring-bolt, R, adapted, when free. to automatically look the table, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its master-shaft J and itsintermittentlyrotating table F, bottle-receptacles G G, and movable cases G, ofthe reciprocating plunger L, actuated by the weight L* and by cam L on said shaft, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its iilling-cylinder, Sirup-gage, and supplyvalve, and with a master shaft actuating an intermittently-rotating table adapted to carry the bottles beneath the filling-cylinder, of a cam upon said master-shaft, actuating a pivoted lever coupled at its free end to the sirup-valve, so that the rotation of the shaft shall operate said valve in unison with the movement of the table, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

6. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its filling-cylinder A and the mastershaft J4, actuating its intermittentlvrotating table F, of a cam, P5, upon said shaft, actuating a pivoted lever, P", coupled to a rack-bar, P, geared by an interposed pinion, P2, to a sliding bar, P', actuating a plunger, P, to produce a reciprocating movement of said plunger into and out ot' the upper end of the iillingcylinder, siibstantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

7. In a bottling machine, the combination, with the plunger P, rack-bars P' and P3, intermediate pinion, P2, vibrating lever P", actuating the rackbar P, and the cam P5, engaging said lever, of a second pivoted lever, P7, coupled to the lever P'1 in position to be engaged b v a wiper, P, upon the cam-shaft J, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

S. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with the corl i'eetli1ig tube N", filling-cylinder A, and drivingplunger P, of the reciprocating `jaws N N, interposed springs N2 N2, and converging ribs Ni N3, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

9. In a bottling-machine. the combination, with the sliding reciprocating jaws N N, reciprocating plunger P, intermittently rotating table F, and master-shaft J", actuating the plunger and table, of a double cam, S, upon said shaft, and a pivoted oscillating lever, S', provided with a ring, S5, to encircle the cam,and coupled at its free end to a bellcrank fitted to engage and actuate the jaws, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

10. In a bottling-machine, the combination, with its cork-feeding tube and with its reciprocating` plunger-bar for driving the corks, of a cork-receptacle fitted with a rotating bottom plate having a series of apertures therein adapted to pass successively over the upper end of the feeding-tube, and of a vibrating lever, a', actuated by the reciprocating movementof the plunger-bar,and made to en gage a ratchet connected wilh the rotating bottom plate of the cork-receptacle, to produce by its movement an intermittent rota tion of said plate at each movement of the plunger-bar, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

ll. rllhe combination, in a bottling machine, with its feeding-tubes and valves and its filling-cylinder, and with a camshaft, J", driven by a prime motor, of the intermittently-rotating bott-le table or carrier F, a series ofreci procating bottle-cases, G G, adapted to move up and down in said table, a reciprocating' plunger, Il, driven mediately by the cam-shaft, and adapted by its movement to force up the bottle cases when they are brought into line with the filling-cylinder, a locking device, R, adapted to lock the table when the plunger is moving a bott-leease, and which is unlocked mediately by the rotation of the cam-shaft, to allow. the proper movement of the table, a cork-supply tube, N", reciprocating jaws N N, sliding under said tube and over the filling-cylinder and actuated by the cam-shaft, a plunger, P, reciprocating to and from the lling-cylinder to carry the corks into the san1c,and driven mediately by the cam-shaft, and a cork-receptacle, N5, provided with a rotating bottom actuated by the plunger-bar P', and provided with deliveryapertures registering with the cork-tube N, all substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

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In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHESTER H. DRESSER.

Vitnesscs:

G. M. WoonoocK, A. B. Moonn. 

